Power Outages in Douglas County, KS
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Douglas County, KS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Douglas County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Outage started July 18, 2026 · peaked at 1,456 customers without power · resolved
No active power outages are currently reported in Douglas County.
No active NWS alerts for Douglas County right now.
Latest Douglas County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 28m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,456 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Douglas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Lawrenceno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Douglas County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 26,721 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 17,508 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 745 | 2,791 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 919 | 2,201 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 874 | 5,715 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 951 | 10,022 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 838 | 4,019 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 892 | 5,025 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 858 | 26,721 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 783 | 3,864 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 797 | 10,143 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 813 | 17,508 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 842 | 9,721 | 1.8 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 2.4% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Douglas County: FAQ
- How often does Douglas County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Douglas County, KS logged 842 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Douglas County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 26,721 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2021 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Douglas County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Douglas County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Douglas County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
Lawrence. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Douglas County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Douglas County.
66006, 66025, 66044, 66045, 66046, 66047, 66049, 66050
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERGY METRO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Evergy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20045 and /api/v1/counties/20045/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers).